Pennsylvania higher education chancellor pick expected today

The chancellor selection process has been shrouded in secrecy.

The next chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education could be picked as soon as today.Credit: Getty Images

Pennsylvania's next chancellor of higher education could be named as soon as today.

The chancellor selection process has been shrouded in secrecy, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports, but the Board of Governors of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has scheduled a special conference call for today.

No one outside the process is sure who the pick will be. The paper notes system officials and others who participated in interviews with finalists for the state's highest-paying position were required to sign nondisclosure forms to protect the candidates' identities.